Struck me... 'hairs' are dead and cannot be destroyed so when they talk of cochlear 'hairs' i think it's more like nerve endings they are referring to.

Furthermore, how can they say 'damaged' when people get tinnitus for days after loud music and then it goes away? What makes some temporary and some permanent? Would ear-hair sprain, strain or bending maybe be more accurate? i wonder.

What I'm trying to get at is this:

maybe those hairs, nerves, are 'pinched' like our other nerves get, If you've ever had a pinched nerve it can take years to fix completely if ever, and that with taking a lot of care not to further injure them.

And if that is the case, maybe there are meds that would help strengthen are perhaps straighten or de-pinch them. maybe thats what the prednisone does as a streroid - help the hair's strengthen up?

Does anyone know exactly why they gives us prednisone and other steroids, what they are supposed to be doing to help us?? I never was able to figure that out... do they help us generally 'heal' better and if that is the case, what is healing.. our hairs?? hair doesn't heal, it grows out, so what the heck are we talking about exactly if somebody knows what it's all about these so-called 'hairs' i would appreciate it.